The highest-profile Virginia Republican hoping to take on incumbent Senator Mark Warner is out of the race.
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The Federal Communications Commission voted this fall to hike rate caps for phone and video calls that incarcerated people and their families can be charged. It rescinded a reform implemented under the Biden administration.While Virginia’s rates sit below those limits, prison reform advocates say communications costs are still too high.
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"These artists exist, they’re doing amazing things, and what they have to say is really profound for all of us.”
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The year is coming to a close, but the last full week of 2025 has had quite a bit of activity in state politics and government. Michael Pope and Radio IQ Politics Analyst Jeff Schapiro discuss.
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A default judgement is what happens when debt collectors show up in court, but the person they’re seeking money from does not. And it allows them to freeze bank accounts and garnish wages.
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One hundred 95 years ago today, Mary Ann Macham was living her first day as a free woman. Born on a plantation in Virginia, sold for $450 when she was 12, Macham endured 17 years of abuse before prying open a window, hiding on a farm and in woods near the coast and stowing away on a British ship. Now, thanks to the BBC and historians here in Virginia, we’re learning more about her life as Sandy Hausman reports.
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The University of Virginia was chartered more than 200 years ago. Today it’s home to many historic collections – 13 million manuscripts, 325,000 rare books, 5,000 maps and 250,000 photographs. But few people know about one of the school’s most colorful collections.
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This is the busiest week for America’s postal service, but officials say they’re ready thanks to about 600 high-tech package sorters installed over the last five years.
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A kind-hearted couple recently spotted a kitten lying by a road. On closer inspection, they wondered if this might be something other than a house cat. A phone call and a photo later, it was confirmed. They had found a baby bobcat.
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The arrival of Christmas signals the end of the calendar year – and the onset of the coldest months of the year. For groups that serve people without housing, it's a crucial time.
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Governor Glenn Youngkin’s term is set to end in the coming weeks, but a report he’s helping write for President Donald Trump could soon be released — potentially with big changes for the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
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